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Originally published on Sputnik, October 14, 2016. Conservationists have turned to utilizing military know-how to ensure a new wild colony of red squirrels is protected from gray squirrels in Wales. Biologist and Director of Red Squirrels Trust Wales, Dr. Craig Shuttleworth told Sputnik how his team is employing “tactical military strategies” to defend the red…

Originally published in VICE Magazine, February 25, 2016. Peering through the slowly fading fog, I disembarked from the ferry. Behind me lay the Canadian shore of Newfoundland. Ahead, I could make out France’s tricolour blustering furiously in the wind above a sleepy port. I’d arrived in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the last bastion of France’s once…

Originally published in VICE Magazine, March 6, 2016. “The most isolated inhabited place in the world.” That’s what I read about Rapa Nui in the in-flight magazine as I made the five-hour trip from Chile out into the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean. It’s more commonly known as Easter Island, commemorating its Easter Day…

Originally published in Contributoria Magazine, August 1, 2015. Five years on from the catastrophic earthquake that decimated Haiti, many are still waiting for their lives to recover. Meanwhile, repeatedly postponed elections are finally looming this month, yet are already mired in controversy. For the country’s young people, there’s a desperate need for a change in…

Originally published on http://www.hipmunk.com/tailwind, October 25, 2015. Film buffs wanting to immerse themselves in the sets and landscapes of their favorite films will face a welcome dilemma in Morocco: where to head to first! The North African country has played host to some of Hollywood’s most iconic blockbusters including the Elizabeth Taylor extravaganza Cleopatra, Lawrence…

Originally published on http://www.hipmunk.com/tailwind, July 23, 2015. Think of the Caribbean: palm trees, white sand, and crystal waters probably come to mind. While it’s often considered a dream destination, jetting off to an island paradise can quickly get pricey. Yet the Caribbean is becoming much more accessible, even to those who are looking for an…

Originally published on Sputnik, November 16, 2015. Brussels chief rabbi has warned there is “no future for Jews in Europe” following the Paris attacks. A leading Jewish security group has told Sputnik that his comments reveal the real sense of fear felt among Jewish communities across Europe. Speaking this week, Rabbi Avraham Gigi gave a…